Black Picnic
Salem Willows Bandstand
Please join us for the 2026 Annual Historic Black Picnic. Full day of music and fun, cookout kid games and tournaments.. DJs and live performances.
Free
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Outdoor Recreation
Events
Salem 400+ Heritage Days Parade and Festival
Salem Maritime National Historic Park
After more than thirty years the beloved Salem Heritage Days Parade is making its triumphant return, brought to life through a collaborative effort between the City of Salem, National Park...
Free
View the Gloucester Schooner Festival Aboard the Wejack with Cape Ann Cruises
Cape Ann Cruises
How to See the Schooners with Cape Ann Cruises Join us aboard the legendary Gloucester Fishing Yacht, the Wejack to see all the visiting Schooners up close from the water....
$100
Nature Walk at the Shipyard
Essex Shipbuilding Museum 66 MAIN ST, ESSEX, MA, United StatesEssex Shipbuilding Museum
Spend a Wednesday morning exploring the Essex shipyard and surrounding salt marsh with EHSSM Education Coordinator Kaylee Stanton. Learn to identify local birds by sight and sound, use tools like...
Homeschool Adventures: Session 1
Appleton Farms 219 County Road, Ipswich, MA, United States +1 moreAppleton Farms
Young explorers are invited to join us in September & October for a 4-part homeschool series that will get them active & moving with nature adventures, exercise, and outdoor skill...
$275 – $325
Nature Walk at the Shipyard
Essex Shipbuilding Museum 66 MAIN ST, ESSEX, MA, United StatesEssex Shipbuilding Museum
Spend a Wednesday morning exploring the Essex shipyard and surrounding salt marsh with EHSSM Education Coordinator Kaylee Stanton. Learn to identify local birds by sight and sound, use tools like Merlin Bird ID, and discover how the birds around us connect to the larger life of the estuary. All ages and experience levels welcome Perfect...
Ramble Through the Revolution: Old Hill Burying Ground
Old Hill Burying Ground 25 Greenleaf Street, Newburyport, M, United StatesOld Hill Burying Ground
Meet Revolutionary heroes, merchants, captains, and curious characters among Old Hill's remarkable stones and family tombs. Wander through Newburyport's historic 1730 Old Hill Burying Ground with noted author and historian...
$10 – $20
Appleton Farms Farm Days
Appleton Farms
Celebrate the beauty of autumn with our annual Fall Celebration: Farm Days at Appleton Farms—a seasonal tradition filled with farm fun, crisp air, and colorful countryside views. Spend the day...
$25 – $35
Sunset Schooner Sail in Newburyport
Newburyport Harbor
Set sail with us this September! Join the Merrimack River Watershed Council for a special Sunset Sail aboard the historic Schooner Ardelle. Departing from Newburyport Harbor on Monday, September 21...
Homeschool Adventures: Session 1
Appleton Farms 219 County Road, Ipswich, MA, United States +1 moreAppleton Farms
Young explorers are invited to join us in September & October for a 4-part homeschool series that will get them active & moving with nature adventures, exercise, and outdoor skill...
$275 – $325
Nature Walk at the Shipyard
Essex Shipbuilding Museum 66 MAIN ST, ESSEX, MA, United StatesEssex Shipbuilding Museum
Spend a Wednesday morning exploring the Essex shipyard and surrounding salt marsh with EHSSM Education Coordinator Kaylee Stanton. Learn to identify local birds by sight and sound, use tools like...
Choate Island Day
The Crane Estate
Spend a day with us in celebration of Choate Island – the crown jewel of the Crane Wildlife Refuge. Here, deer and foxes roam through fields that once housed herds of sheep, and osprey fly over breathtaking views of Essex Bay. The island was first home to indigenous farmers and fishers, then to generations of...
$35 – $50
